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P. K. DEDERIGK. STRAIGHTBNING AND GUTTING ATTACHMENT FOR BALE BANDMACHINES.

No. 587,520. Patented Aug. 3,1897.

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P. K. DE'DERIGK. STRAIGHTENING AND CUTTING ATTACHMENT FOR BALE BANDMAGHINES.

Patented Aug. 3,1897.

17008702 27: 7 22? 9W zw/z UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER K. DEDERICK, OF LOUDONVILLE, NETV YORK.

STRAIGHTENING AND CUTTING ATTACHMENT FOR BALE-BAND MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 587,520, dated August3, 1897.

Application filed March 5, 1897.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, PETER K. DEDERICK, of Loudonville, in the county ofAlbany and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bale-Band Machines; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to improvements in machines employed in themanufacture of bale-bands of wire or similar material-Which comes incoils and in long lengths; and the invention has for its object toprepare the bands for being operated upon by the devices which form theties thereon and is adapted for use in conjunction with such devices,whereby the speed and ease with which the bands may be completed areenhanced.

The invention consists in certain novel details of construction andcombinations and arrangements of parts, all as will be now described,and pointed out particularly in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective viewlooking down on a machine embodying my present invention. Fig. 2 is adiagrammatic detail illustrating the drawing and straining mechanism.Fig. 3 is a detail of one of the separatingplates at the entering end ofthe machine.

Like letters of reference in the several figures indicate the sameparts.

The frame of the machine, or bed, as it might more properly be called,(lettered A in the accompanying drawings,) is of a length greater thanthe length of the band to be formed, and it is provided with slidewaysA, upon which travels a head B, having clamping-jaws operated by a screwand handle I) for grasping the ends of the wires and drawing them alongthe bed. Beyond the point of travel of the head B the bed carries themechanism for operating on the wire, and at one side it also preferablycarries the tieforming mechanism, (lettered O.) The latter is of anypreferred form, although Ihave shown a mechanism corresponding to thatshown in my Patent No. 562,123, granted Serial No. 626,124. (No model.)

June 16, 1896, and adapted to form a loop at one end and a hook orcross-head at the opposite end. At the entrance end of the ma chine aguide-plate D, Fig. 3, is provided,

through which a number of strands of Wire are passed from the reels orother holders for supporting the wire in bulk. Immediately in front ofthe plate D a series of straightening-rolls D are mounted in a frame Dand provided with screws D whereby the position of the rolls may beadjusted to vary the tension on the wires as occasion demands. Fromthese straightening and tension rolls the wires pass through a fixedclamp E, having a handle and screw E for clamping the Wires and holdingthem rigidly against longitudinal movement, and thence the wires passthrough a cutter F, to be presently described in detail, and thencethrough the drawing-head 13, before referred to, and by which they areadapted to be drawn through the straightening-rolls and clamp E by amechanism located within the frame or body of the machine and adapted tobe operated by the attendant as follows:

At each end of the bed a drum or spool G is journaled, and over thesespools a flexible rope or connection g is Wound, a number of turns ofthe flexible connection being preferably made around each spool, wherebythe power for moving the flexible connection may be applied through oneof the spools by means of a-crank-handle G, preferably located near theentering end of the bed for convenience in manipulation. The head B isfixed to the flexible connection at an intermediate point, so as to bemoved thereby and so as to move the flexible connection and rotate thedrums when the head itself is shifted, as by the attendant placing hishand thereon and walking to the opposite end of the machine.

The head B on its forward side is provided with a hook I), having aninclined front side and adapted to pass under a link H, pivotallyconnected with a crank-arm h on a shaft 1-1, mounted at one end of thebed or frame and adapted to be rotated or oscillated by means of a longhandle or lever H the arrangement being such that when the'link H is inengagement with the hook a partial rotation of the shaft by means of thelever will draw the head forward with great power to straighten and givethe wire a permanent set.

In operation,the wires having been threaded through the straighteningrolls, the fixed clamp E and the cutter O are clamped by the movableclamp or head B. Then the attendant by rotating the crank G draws allthe wires forward until the hook I) and link H engage, when he clampsthe wires by means of the clamp E and, proceeding to the opposite end ofthe machine, draws down on the lever H and strains and sets the wires intheir straightened position, as before mentioned. Then releasing thewires from the head B he may form the hooks or tie ends by means of themachine 0 at that end of the machine. Then proceeding to the oppositeend of the machine he severs the wires by means of the cutter andproceeds to form the tie ends thereon by means of the machine 0 at thatend. The head B is then brought back either by the attendant placing hishand thereon and drawing it back or by rotating the crank G until it isin position to again clamp the ends of the wires, when the sameoperation may be proceeded with. Under ordinary circumstances the wiresthen would have to be advanced in order that they may project beyond thecutter, and in order to render this operation automatic and to enablethe simple bringing of the head B back to cause the wires to projectinto its clamp I mount the cutter on a movable base and hold it forwardby spring-pressure. Thus when the head B is brought back into contactwith the cutter it will rotate, and the wires projecting therethroughwill enter the clamp in the head B in position to be grasped by turningthe handle b. In the preferred construction the cutter F is mounted inslideways f, secured rigidly to the body of the machine, and said cutteris held in its advanced position by a spring f, bearing against its rearface and against a lug f 2 on the base f, a bolt f being provided tomaintain the parts in their proper position of adjustment. With such anarrangement the impact of the head B against the front of the cutterwill force it back, as will be readily understood, when the attendantmay clamp the wires in the head B and, releasing the fixed clamp E, theparts are in position for another operation of drawing and straighteningthe wires.

I prefer to construct the machine for operating upon five wires at once,thereby enabling the attendant to produce five bands at each operation,which may be kept straight and in a single bunch ready for the market,and in order to facilitate the handling of the five wires I may providethe holdersK on the bed of the machine between the slideways andtie-forming mechanism, as shown clearly a in Fig. 1, in which holdersthe bands may be kept until the tie ends are formed on all.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. In anapparatus of the character described, the combinationwith the bed havingslideways thereon, a clamp-head traveling on said slideways, and a fixedclamp through which the wires pass to the traveling head, of a drivingmechanism for moving the traveling head along said slideways, and anindependent straining mechanism cooperating with the traveling head whenat the. extreme of its movement to straighten and set the wires;substantially as described.

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination with the bedhaving the slideways thereon, the fixed clamp, and the traveling headand clamp mounted on said slideways with means for moving the same, of amovable cutter located between the fixed and movable clamps, wherebysaid cutter may be moved to present the ends of the wire to the movableclamp; substantially as described.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination with the bedhaving the slideways thereon, the fixed clamp, and the movable clamp orhead mounted on said slideways, of the movable cutter located betweensaid clamps, a guide on said cutter for maintaining the wires in theirrelative positions, and a spring for holding the cutter advanced wherebysaid cutter may be moved back to present the ends of the wire to themovable head; substantially as described.

4. In a machine of the character described, the combination with the bedhaving the slideways thereon, the straightening-rolls at one end of saidbed, and the straining mechanism at the opposite end thereof, of fixedand movable clamps intermediate the straightening-rolls and strainingmechanism, and a movable cutter between the clamps; substantially asdescribed.

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination with thewinding drums or spools and the flexible connection carried by saiddrums, of the movable head or clamp connected with said flexibleconnection, a fixed head or clamp, a straining mechanism cooperatingwith the movable head or clamp, and a cutter interposed between theheads or clamps; substantially as described.

6. In a machine of the character described, the combination with thebed, the drums or spools journaled therein, the flexible connectionwound on said drums or spools, the fixed clamp or head, and the movableclamp or head connected with said flexible connection and moved thereby,of a hook on the movable head, a transverse straining-shaft having acrank-arm thereon, and a link jointed to said crank-arm and adapted tocooperate withthe hook on the movable head to move the head and strainthe wire held thereby; substantially as described.

7. A cutter for wire-straining machines, consisting of the base havingthe slideway therein, the cutter proper mounted in said slideway, andthe spring for maintaining said of guiding-apertures therethrough, andthe cutter at one end of the slideway; substanspring for holding thecutter at one end of tially as described. the slideway; substantially asdescribed.

8. In a cutter for Wirestraining machines, PETER K. DEDERICK. 5 thecombination with the base having the \Vitnesses:

slideway therein, of the cutter proper mount- F. X. CLEMENT, ed in saidslideway and having the series W. A. SKINKLE.

